#a5aecb

Color #a5aecb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.35 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a5aecb

RGB

rgb(165, 174, 203)

HSL

hsl(225.8, 26.8%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.8, 18.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.7%, 14.3%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(71.27, 2.94, -15.77)

LCH

lch(71.27, 16.04, 280.56)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0429, 271.74)

HWB

hwb(225.8, 64.7%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbc2a5

Analogous

#a5c1cb

#a5aecb

#afa5cb

Triadic

#a5aecb

#cba5ae

#aecba5

Split-complementary

#a5aecb

#cbafa5

#c1cba5

Tetradic

#a5aecb

#c2a5cb

#cbc2a5

#aecba5

Square

#a5aecb

#cba5c1

#cbc2a5

#a5cbaf

Shades

Color #a5aecb mixed toward black.

#7e8bb5

#5a699c

#434f75

#2d354e

#161a27

Tints

Color #a5aecb mixed toward white.

#b4bcd4

#c3c9dc

#d2d7e5

#e1e4ee

#f0f2f6

Tones

Color #a5aecb mixed toward gray.

#a8b0c8

#abb1c5

#afb3c2

#b2b5be

#b5b6bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9c4 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#a8a8c3 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#a5bfbe · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 12

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5aecb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5aecb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a5aecb (#a5aecb) is rgb(165, 174, 203) in RGB.

No, #a5aecb is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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